Amos 8:11

New American Bible - revised edition

See, days are coming—oracle of the Lord God— when I will send a famine upon the land: Not a hunger for bread, or a thirst for water, but for hearing the word of the Lord.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 15:3

For a long time Israel was without a true God, without a priest-teacher, without instruction,

Psalm 74:9

Even so we have seen no signs for us, there is no prophet any more, no one among us who knows for how long.

Proverbs 29:18

Without a vision the people lose restraint; but happy is the one who follows instruction.

Isaiah 5:6

Yes, I will make it a ruin: it shall not be pruned or hoed, but will be overgrown with thorns and briers; I will command the clouds not to rain upon it.

Ezekiel 7:26

Disaster after disaster, rumor upon rumor. They keep seeking a vision from the prophet; instruction from the priest is missing, and counsel from the elders.

Hosea 2:3

Say to your brothers, “My People,” and to your sisters, “Pitied.”

Micah 3:6

Therefore you shall have night, not vision, darkness, not divination; The sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be dark for them.

Matthew 9:36

At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd.

1 Samuel 28:15

Samuel then said to Saul, “Why do you disturb me by conjuring me up?” Saul replied: “I am in great distress, for the Philistines are waging war against me and God has turned away from me. Since God no longer answers me through prophets or in dreams, I have called upon you to tell me what I should do.”

1 Samuel 28:6

He consulted the Lord; but the Lord gave no answer, neither in dreams nor by Urim nor through prophets.

1 Samuel 3:1

During the time young Samuel was minister to the Lord under Eli, the word of the Lord was scarce and vision infrequent.